Projects hauled another one home yesterday.

As some of you may have seen I have been toying with the idea of building an early '30s period correct speedster. Yesterday I went out in search of a model T frame, and found it.

But look what else followed me home. I didn't look it over all that much yet, and dont even know what year it is yet. I only snatched it up for parts. The rear of the body was cut off and converted into a flatbed, also notice the snowplow frame. Im just glad they didnt to all out doodle-bug on this car.

Future plans are cleaning up the rear of the body and making it into a 5 window truck cab, then sourcing a model A pickup box. I have an 8CM Merc' looking for a new home.

 

She looks like she's had a hard life!

 

looks like a lot of work anyway you go

 

Yeah, real hard life indeed. Theres no frame left under this car. The T frame on the trailer next to it is perfect though. Strange.

Believe it or not, this car is in good shape for being from NY.

 

It looks pretty rough alright but I'd bet that someone in your area looks at the photos today and tells him/herself that that's just what they need to combine with what they have to make the coupe they want.
But I want to know about this speedster project and what you are going to do with it.

 

Cool find !!!!!!

 

hack the plow frame off that thing, and drop the rest of the car off at my place

 

I havent started a build yet, This model A just ended my parts finding phase. Now i have most all the parts i need to get started. The speedster is going to have an all aluminum boat-tailed body, resting on a T frame, with A springs,axles, steering, and drivetrain. I'll start a build thread once i have something to show rather than a pile of parts.

 

Make me an offer

 

Is there anything a model A can't be used for??

 

No one is more dangerous than a Farmer with a welding torch.

 

necessity is a mother! at one time that had to be a pretty valuable piece of equipment

 

Man I've been tripping over a T frame here, but you wouldn't have gotten the model A either.

 

Half of the fun is the hunt! CONGRATS!

(Trouble is, once you find something, the disease hits ya. GOOD kind'o disease to have, ain't it? LOL)

 

Does anyone need banger parts? all i want off this engine is the fan.

 

That snow plow set up is intertesting. I wonder just how much snow it would have been able to push. First time I have ever seen a set up like that.

 

That snow plow is pretty cool i wis i could plow snow in a model a

 

No Kidding! What were they thinking when they did this back in 1947? I can't believe they would build something out of necessity and not realize the hot rod potential.

 

That is an early 1931 Coupe, nice save.

 

Someone's idea of an early 'extended cab' pickup!

 

I would have taken it too. The roof looks good and the doors are savable. Good find. A farmer in 1947 was not thinking about "hot rod potential", he was thinking what he could make out of his old model A to save him money.

 

Where are you located in Upstate NY?

 

Rome, but i have a shop in Westernville.